Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. Lehtinen
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtFernandez, J.
Miecosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and Theresa Willie, individually and on behalf of the class, petition this Court to issue a writ of certiorari quashing the trial court’s order denying their motion to disqualify respondent’s attorney, Joseph P. Klock, Jr. Because we conclude that the unfair informational advantage standard does not apply where the same attorney represents adverse clients against the same party in cases that are not reasonably related, and that any claim that the respondent’s attorney has received confidential information is purely speculative at this time, we deny the…
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